Letter contained in eye of needle at Natl. Museum, 12/17/24 – Vintage Wall Art
![Letter contained in eye of needle at Natl. Museum, 12/17/24, [19]24 December 17. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/d2/d271d902baf9-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: Letter contained in eye of needle at Natl. Museum, 12/17/24, preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Letter contained in eye of needle at Natl. Museum, 12/17/24
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A tiny letter set inside the eye of a needle is the unusual subject here, photographed in 1924 for the National Photo Company, which recorded Washington sights and museum displays for wide circulation. The title comes from notes on the negative sleeve and has not been independently verified, so the details of the object should be read with some caution. The glass plate shows streaks and blemishes from deterioration of its original coating, a common condition in negatives of this age.
| Created / published | [19]24 December 17. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings. Temp note: Batch six. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 4,345 × 5,954 px · prints to 14 × 20 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-255878 |
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